Exxon Mobil’s third-quarter profit beat analysts’ expectations, as the oil and gas giant was helped by contributions from Pioneer Natural Resources, a recent acquisition.

The executive director of the new 12-team College Football Playoff suggested that while wins and the age-old “eye test” will play a role in determining who makes the bracket, strength of schedule also will be a major factor in the selection committee’s deliberations.

Roof panels atop the home of the Tampa Bay Rays were ripped to shreds by Hurricane Milton.

The jersey Babe Ruth wore when he called his shot during the 1932 World Series, hitting a home run to center field, has sold at auction for over $24 million.

The jersey worn by New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth during his famous “called shot” home run in 1932 could sell at auction for as much as $30 million.

Big 12 schools will share in a record $470 million in revenue distribution.

Exxon Mobil’s fourth-quarter revenue and profits declined as the oil giant was weighed down by a hefty impairment charge tied to regulatory issues in California.

The combat boots and dog tags Alan Alda wore while playing the wisecracking surgeon Hawkeye on the beloved television series “M-A-S-H” have sold at auction for $125,000.

The bar from the television series “Cheers” sold for $675,000 at auction over the weekend, garnering the highest bid among the nearly 1,000 props, costumes and sets from classic TV shows offered up from a collection amassed by one man.

Dozens of reckless racers have chased a 7-pound (3 kilogram) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester in southwestern England.

Teacher appreciation week nomination entries and winners.

To kick off Slurpee season, 7‑Eleven, Inc. will host ‘Bring Your Own Cup Day’ on Saturday, April 29 at participating 7‑Eleven, Speedway and Stripes stores.

A federal judge has upheld approval of the Boy Scouts' $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan.

The American Athletic Conference has released its 2023 football schedule that includes the league’s six incoming teams.

Kyrie Irving isn’t interested in talking about what his long-term future could be with the Dallas Mavericks.

In a story published August 2, 2022, The Associated Press reported that a few days before two sisters were killed in Texas in 2008, one of them wrote an email to a teacher.

Police in a Dallas suburb have concluded that heat stroke caused the death of former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III.

Media who cover the Big 12 have tabbed defending champion Baylor as the preseason favorite to win the conference football title again.

Someone is a winner after purchasing a Texas lottery ticket in Irving, Texas.

Construction equipment manufacturer Caterpillar says it's packing up its headquarters from its longtime home state of Illinois and heading to Texas.

Attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America say protecting local BSA councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is critical to the national group’s reorganization plan.

Justin Verlander will pitch for Houston for the first time since having Tommy John surgery late in 2020.

A Delaware bankruptcy judge has begun a trial to determine whether the Boy Scouts of America's proposed reorganization plan should be approved.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Mikal Bridges added a season-high 27 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 11 games by beating the Brooklyn Nets 121-111 on Tuesday night.

Exxon Mobil is restructuring its business into three divisions and moving its headquarters from Irving, Texas.

In a story published Dec. 13, 2021, about the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the University of Michigan had agreed to pay $500 million to settle sexual abuse lawsuits involving Larry Nassar.

Major League Baseball plunged into its first work stoppage in a quarter-century when the sport’s collective bargaining agreement expired and owners immediately locked out players in a move that threatens spring training and opening day.

Dallas-area police are seeking information from the public after a rear passenger door opened on a car making a left turn, dumping an 8-month-old baby in front of another car that ran over and killed the child.

The Food and Drug Administration is enforcing new warnings on breast implants.

Demonstrators supporting Nets guard Kyrie Irving and protesting New York’s vaccine mandate gathered outside Barclays Center before Brooklyn’s home opener.

The redistricting process in the GOP-dominated Legislature made many political districts less competitive, which some experts believe might hurt civic engagement.

A Delaware judge has begun a key hearing that could determine whether the Boy Scouts of America might be able to emerge from bankruptcy later this year.

A committee charged with representing the interests of tens of thousands of alleged victims of child sex abuse in the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is seeking to terminate the BSA’s exclusive rights to file a reorganization plan so that it can file its own.

FILE - In this April 24, 2020 file photo, customers lineup outside a Michaels store in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)NEW YORK – Arts and crafts retailer Michaels is going private. Under the terms of the agreement, approved by Michaels' board, Apollo will begin a tender offer to buy shares for $22 each in cash. Company executives said that by going private, Michaels will have the financial flexibility to invest and improve its retail and online business. The deal includes a 25-day go-shop period which lets Michaels to solicit and evaluate other offers and to terminate the deal for a better proposal.

But Van Duyne easily sailed through a five-way primary to win the Republican nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Kenny Marchant, R-Coppell. To be sure, Van Duyne will be a freshman member of the chamber’s minority party when she is sworn in next month. “The people spoke loud and clear that they’re ready for a change,” Van Duyne said after her first mayoral victory. “People talk about, ‘Oh you’re so brave,’” Van Duyne said during a 2015 speaking engagement, according to The Morning News. On the same day in 2019 that Marchant, the outgoing U.S. House member who Van Duyne replaced, announced he wouldn’t seek another term in Congress, Van Duyne said she planned to run for the seat.

NEW YORK – Exxon Mobil is slashing 1,900 jobs from its U.S. workforce, and Chevron plans to cut a quarter of the employees at its recently-acquired Noble Energy as the pandemic saps demand for fuel. Exxon said Thursday the reductions will be both voluntary and involuntary and will largely come from its management offices in Houston. The Irving, Texas oil giant had about 75,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2019. The oil industry was already struggling before the pandemic struck, with a weakened global economy decreasing demand for energy and producers flooding the market with cheap fuel. Chevron confirmed Thursday it would slash jobs at Noble Energy, which it recently acquired, by 25%.

Carrie Mansfield and her husband, Marcus, live in Irving. Carrie Mansfield prides herself on being proactive during the pandemic. "I dispatched mobile work to our mobile technicians across the United States," she said. "We had a remote team in our office that handled any of our devices that were inside collision centers." In the weekend edition of The Brief podcast, listen to why the North Texas woman says she and her husband are still struggling more than five months later.

IRVING, Texas – An Amber Alert was issued Monday for a missing baby girl from Irving. She has brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white onesie and diamond stud earrings. Bridges is described as black, 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 280 pounds, with black braided hair with brown highlights. She was last seen wearing a multi-colored shirt with blue jean leggings. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Serenity or Bridges is asked to call the Irving Police Department at 972-273-1010 or 911.